Recruit Employees to Match Corporate Culture Tones

By R. Bruce Dalglish, CEO of Alliance Hospice

When hiring new employees, companies tend to focus solely on a candidate’s skills and experience. In addition to finding a qualified employee that meets the skillset and criteria for a particular position, hiring personnel should also recruit candidates that match the tone of their company’s corporate culture. At Alliance Hospice, we seek employees that are not only skilled in the realm of hospice care, but also encompass the type of sincerity, compassion and empathy necessary to fit into our culture.

The hiring process should be fully comprehensive. Finding employees that will have an easy time fitting into the pre-established work culture is a plus. This hiring tactic saves time, facilitates smooth integration into the team, and reinforces the values of a company’s corporate culture. Existing personnel will adapt better to someone with similar workplace values, and the company’s turnover rate will likely be reduced. By planning ahead and making corporate culture an important part of the hiring and screening process, companies and all staff will benefit in the long run.

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Positive Work Culture = Positive Company Branding

By R. Bruce Dalglish, CEO of Alliance Hospice

Nowadays, everything’s online and public – including the way in which employees review their individual work experiences.  If an employee feels unhappy at work due to a negative work environment, those feelings may be broadcast on multiple social media sites and online company review sites.  The disgruntled employee’s friends and colleagues will comment on these negative experiences, exponentially damaging the company’s reputation.

Companies need to prevent such potential disasters by ensuring that their internal work culture is positive.  Committing to and then truly integrating positive values ultimately improves the brand of a business.  Instead of having dissatisfied employees smear a company’s name, imagine having a cadre of employees boasting about how well they are treated and how inspired they feel to come to work every day.  To reference a specific example, visit Glassdoor.com to read positive reviews of Alliance Hospice.

This type of positive reinforcement is invaluable, and could end up being a lucrative advertising method to attract and retain employees.

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Best Way to Retain Employees is to Foster a Positive Work Culture

By R. Bruce Dalglish, CEO of Alliance Hospice

Today’s professionals are not only interested in pursuing their industry-related careers, but are more determined than ever to find a welcoming work environment that makes them feel at home.  Since most people spend more time with their co-workers than with their own families, a positive work environments is one of the key elements that professionals look for during job searches.  As the Founder and CEO of Alliance Hospice and All Caring Hospice, I can attest to this notion first-hand.

However, the real challenge for companies today is retaining their employees once hired.  After all, most managers prefer maintaining employees and a sense of stability.  The alternative is expensive, time-consuming and undesirable.  Having to deal with hiring new employees and inevitable business disruptions add to transition costs and headaches. 

Attracting talented professionals and maintaining them hinges on the amount of effort a company invests into their culture.  The ideal work culture involves trust, pride and positive relationships.  If a company invests enough time into weaving these values into its overall culture, it will be one of the best long-term investments made, and employees will be less likely to search for another job.

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